⚠️ Mission-Critical Systems

Technical explorations of the systems where failure is not an option, from aerospace to healthcare, examining how reliability is engineered under extreme stakes.

Release It!

by Michael T. Nygard • 2007

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

4.25

3k+

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Release It! 89%

QA says your software is ready. Production disagrees. The patterns that close the gap.

by Michael T. Nygard 2007

4.25

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems 🛡️ Fault Tolerance ✅ Production Readiness 🔥 Chaos Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

by Betsy Beyer • 2016

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

4.21

3k+

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Site Reliability Engineering 89%

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

by Betsy Beyer 2016

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 89%

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Observability Engineering

by Charity Majors • 2022

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

3.72

319

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

Observability Engineering 89%

Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.

by Charity Majors 2022

3.72

319 ratings

🔍 Observability 🏗️ Site Reliability Engineering 🌐 Distributed Systems 🔄 Devops Culture 🚨 Incident Response

The Site Reliability Workbook

by Betsy Beyer • 2018

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

4.36

405

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

The Site Reliability Workbook 89%

Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.

by Betsy Beyer 2018

4.36

405 ratings

🛠️ Site Reliability Engineering 🚀 Devops Practices 🔥 Incident Management 🏆 Operational Excellence 📈 Scalability

Lights Out

by Ted Koppel • 2015

A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.

3.71

6k+

⚡ Critical Infrastructure 🔌 Electrical Grid 💥 EMP Threat 🎒 Disaster Preparedness 🏛️ Institutional Failure

Lights Out 89%

A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.

by Ted Koppel 2015

3.71

6k+ ratings

⚡ Critical Infrastructure 🔌 Electrical Grid 💥 EMP Threat 🎒 Disaster Preparedness 🏛️ Institutional Failure

Normal Accidents

by Charles Perrow • 1984

The safer we try to make a system, the more unknowable its failure modes become.

4.05

704

🏭 Sociotechnical Systems ⛓️‍💥 Systemic Failure 🪜 Cascading Failures 🔁 Unintended Consequences ☢️ Technological Risk

Normal Accidents 89%

The safer we try to make a system, the more unknowable its failure modes become.

by Charles Perrow 1984

4.05

704 ratings

🏭 Sociotechnical Systems ⛓️‍💥 Systemic Failure 🪜 Cascading Failures 🔁 Unintended Consequences ☢️ Technological Risk

The Technological Republic

by Alexander C. Karp • 2025

The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.

3.54

4k+

🛡️ Defense Technology 💻 Tech Industry Critique 🏛️ State-Tech Partnership 🫡 Conviction In Leadership 🌐 Distributed Authority

The Technological Republic 89%

The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.

by Alexander C. Karp 2025

3.54

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Defense Technology 💻 Tech Industry Critique 🏛️ State-Tech Partnership 🫡 Conviction In Leadership 🌐 Distributed Authority

Production-Ready Microservices

by Susan J. Fowler • 2016

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

3.82

460

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems ✅ Production Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Production-Ready Microservices 88%

Your microservice isn't production-ready by default. Here's the org-wide framework to change that.

by Susan J. Fowler 2016

3.82

460 ratings

🧱 Microservices 🏗️ Software Architecture 🌐 Distributed Systems ✅ Production Readiness 🔧 Reliability Engineering

Linux Administration Best Practices

by Scott Alan Miller • 2022

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

3.00

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

Linux Administration Best Practices Summary

Linux Administration Best Practices 88%

Storage, patches, databases, monitoring: a Linux playbook for keeping all the plates spinning.

by Scott Alan Miller 2022

3.00

3 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🏗️ System Architecture 📜 Infrastructure As Code 🔧 Configuration Management 📊 System Monitoring

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1

by Art Carapola • 2018

Break ground without these requirements defined, and your data center budget bleeds for years.

4.67

🏗️ Data Center Infrastructure 🔌 IT Infrastructure 📋 Requirements Gathering 📊 Capacity Planning 🔄 High Availability

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1 Summary

The Data Center Builder's Bible - Book 1 88%

Break ground without these requirements defined, and your data center budget bleeds for years.

by Art Carapola 2018

4.67

9 ratings

🏗️ Data Center Infrastructure 🔌 IT Infrastructure 📋 Requirements Gathering 📊 Capacity Planning 🔄 High Availability

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2025

Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.

3.92

7k+

🛡️ Ai Safety ⚠️ Existential Risk 🏁 Technology Arms Races 🌐 Global Governance 🏚️ Institutional Failure

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies 88%

Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.

by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025

3.92

7k+ ratings

🛡️ Ai Safety ⚠️ Existential Risk 🏁 Technology Arms Races 🌐 Global Governance 🏚️ Institutional Failure

Tribe of Hackers

by Marcus J. Carey • 2019

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

3.90

262

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Tribe of Hackers 88%

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

by Marcus J. Carey 2019

3.90

262 ratings

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Drift into Failure

by Sidney Dekker • 2011

Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.

4.01

343

🦺 Safety Science ⚠️ Risk Normalization 🕸️ Systemic Risk 🤦 Human Error 🛡️ Regulatory Failure

Drift into Failure 88%

Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.

by Sidney Dekker 2011

4.01

343 ratings

🦺 Safety Science ⚠️ Risk Normalization 🕸️ Systemic Risk 🤦 Human Error 🛡️ Regulatory Failure

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

3.57

229

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Architecting for Scale 88%

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Next Level Cybersecurity

by Sai Huda • 2019

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

3.86

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

Next Level Cybersecurity 88%

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

by Sai Huda 2019

3.86

57 ratings

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

Seeking SRE

by David N. Blank-Edelman • 2018

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

4.17

116

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Seeking SRE 88%

The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.

by David N. Blank-Edelman 2018

4.17

116 ratings

🌐 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices ⚙️ Production Engineering 👁️ Observability 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Modern Software Engineering

by David Farley • 2021

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

4.16

1k+

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Modern Software Engineering 88%

Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.

by David Farley 2021

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔬 Scientific Engineering 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🔁 Feedback Loops 🧱 Modularity 🧪 Testability

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

by Donald A. Tevault • 2018

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

4.32

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening Summary

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening 88%

A sysadmin's guide to hardening Linux: firewalls, encryption, and kernel-enforced access controls.

by Donald A. Tevault 2018

4.32

19 ratings

🐧 Linux Administration 🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ Server Hardening 🧅 Defense In Depth 💻 System Administration

Our Final Invention

by James Barrat • 2013

An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.

3.72

4k+

🤖 Ai Safety ⚠️ Existential Risk 🧠 Superintelligence 🧩 Alignment Problem ⚔️ Ai Arms Race

Our Final Invention 88%

An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.

by James Barrat 2013

3.72

4k+ ratings

🤖 Ai Safety ⚠️ Existential Risk 🧠 Superintelligence 🧩 Alignment Problem ⚔️ Ai Arms Race

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

4.29

6k+

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 88%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Managing the Unexpected

by Karl E. Weick • 2001

The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.

3.78

594

🏭 Organizational Reliability 🚨 Crisis Management ⚠️ Error Prevention 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Resilience

Managing the Unexpected 88%

The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.

by Karl E. Weick 2001

3.78

594 ratings

🏭 Organizational Reliability 🚨 Crisis Management ⚠️ Error Prevention 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Resilience

Operating System Concepts

by Abraham Silberschatz • 1985

There is exactly one program that never stops on your computer; everything else negotiates with it.

3.90

2k+

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Virtualization 🔧 Systems Programming 📚 Cs Fundamentals

Operating System Concepts 88%

There is exactly one program that never stops on your computer; everything else negotiates with it.

by Abraham Silberschatz 1985

3.90

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Virtualization 🔧 Systems Programming 📚 Cs Fundamentals

The Coming Wave

by Mustafa Suleyman • 2023

AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?

3.80

15k+

🏛️ Tech Policy ⚠️ Existential Risk 🤖 Ai Safety 🏎️ Ai Arms Race 🌍 Future Of Humanity

The Coming Wave 88%

AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?

by Mustafa Suleyman 2023

3.80

15k+ ratings

🏛️ Tech Policy ⚠️ Existential Risk 🤖 Ai Safety 🏎️ Ai Arms Race 🌍 Future Of Humanity

The Fifth Domain

by Richard A. Clarke • 2019

A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government

4.02

825

🔒 Cybersecurity ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 📊 Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Personal Data Security ☁️ Cloud Security

The Fifth Domain 88%

A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government

by Richard A. Clarke 2019

4.02

825 ratings

🔒 Cybersecurity ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 📊 Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Personal Data Security ☁️ Cloud Security

Software Requirements

by Karl Wiegers • 1999

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

4.14

859

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Software Requirements 88%

Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.

by Karl Wiegers 1999

4.14

859 ratings

🏗️ Requirements Engineering 👤 User-Centered Design ✅ Software Quality 📋 Project Management 📊 Business Analysis

Operating Systems

by William Stallings • 1991

How UNIX, Linux, and Solaris kernels work inside: from fork() to page faults.

3.72

421

🖥️ Operating Systems 🐧 Unix Internals ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Systems Programming 💾 Computer Systems

Operating Systems 88%

How UNIX, Linux, and Solaris kernels work inside: from fork() to page faults.

by William Stallings 1991

3.72

421 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems 🐧 Unix Internals ⚙️ Kernel Design 💻 Systems Programming 💾 Computer Systems

Everyday Chaos

by David Weinberger • 2019

A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.

3.78

202

🔬 Complexity Science 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Machine Learning 💻 Digital Strategy 🔓 Open Platforms

Everyday Chaos 88%

A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.

by David Weinberger 2019

3.78

202 ratings

🔬 Complexity Science 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Machine Learning 💻 Digital Strategy 🔓 Open Platforms

Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston • 2017

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

3.90

141

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Defensive Security Handbook 88%

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

by Lee Brotherston 2017

3.90

141 ratings

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

The Devil Never Sleeps

by Juliette Kayyem • 2022

Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.

3.84

485

🚨 Crisis Management ⚡ Disaster Preparedness 🆘 Emergency Response 🔻 Risk Reduction 🧠 Systems Thinking

The Devil Never Sleeps 88%

Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.

by Juliette Kayyem 2022

3.84

485 ratings

🚨 Crisis Management ⚡ Disaster Preparedness 🆘 Emergency Response 🔻 Risk Reduction 🧠 Systems Thinking

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

by Sidney Dekker • 2002

A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.

4.22

625

🦺 Safety Management 🧠 Human Factors 🔍 Accident Investigation 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Resilience Engineering

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Summary

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' 88%

A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.

by Sidney Dekker 2002

4.22

625 ratings

🦺 Safety Management 🧠 Human Factors 🔍 Accident Investigation 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Resilience Engineering

Intelligence-Driven Incident Response

by Rebekah Brown • 2023

Stop chasing alerts: build an intelligence function that predicts what the attacker will do next.

4.16

134

🔍 Threat Intelligence 🚨 Incident Response 📊 Structured Analysis 🛡️ Active Defense 🖥️ Security Operations

Intelligence-Driven Incident Response Summary

Intelligence-Driven Incident Response 88%

Stop chasing alerts: build an intelligence function that predicts what the attacker will do next.

by Rebekah Brown 2023

4.16

134 ratings

🔍 Threat Intelligence 🚨 Incident Response 📊 Structured Analysis 🛡️ Active Defense 🖥️ Security Operations

The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach • 1986

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

4.25

605

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

The Design of the UNIX Operating System Summary

The Design of the UNIX Operating System 88%

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

by Maurice J. Bach 1986

4.25

605 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

Threat Modeling 88%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

The Mythical Man-Month

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. • 1975

A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.

4.01

15k+

🏗️ Software Project Management 🧱 Systems Design 🎨 Conceptual Design 👥 Team Dynamics 🔄 Incremental Development

The Mythical Man-Month 88%

A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.

by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 1975

4.01

15k+ ratings

🏗️ Software Project Management 🧱 Systems Design 🎨 Conceptual Design 👥 Team Dynamics 🔄 Incremental Development

The Systems Bible

by John Gall • 1977

Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.

3.99

1k+

🧭 Systems Theory 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🦋 Unintended Consequences 🤘 Contrarian Business 🧠 Mental Models

The Systems Bible 88%

Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.

by John Gall 1977

3.99

1k+ ratings

🧭 Systems Theory 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🦋 Unintended Consequences 🤘 Contrarian Business 🧠 Mental Models

Cybersecurity Risk Management

by Cynthia Brumfield • 2021

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

3.89

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Cybersecurity Risk Management 88%

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

by Cynthia Brumfield 2021

3.89

9 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

4.19

1k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lean Software Development 88%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 88%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Linux Kernel Development

by Robert Love • 2003

Linux has no threads, only tasks, and a red-black tree keeps the CPU fair.

4.34

877

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Internals 💻 Systems Programming 🧠 Memory Management 🔌 Device Drivers

Linux Kernel Development 88%

Linux has no threads, only tasks, and a red-black tree keeps the CPU fair.

by Robert Love 2003

4.34

877 ratings

🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Internals 💻 Systems Programming 🧠 Memory Management 🔌 Device Drivers

Cybersecurity for Beginners

by Raef Meeuwisse • 2015

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

3.67

147

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

Cybersecurity for Beginners 88%

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

by Raef Meeuwisse 2015

3.67

147 ratings

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

by P.W. Singer • 2013

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

3.83

1k+

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 88%

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

by P.W. Singer 2013

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Computer Power and Human Reason

by Joseph Weizenbaum • 1976

The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.

4.31

294

🦾 Philosophy Of Technology 🤖 Ai Criticism ⚖️ Computer Ethics 🧮 Instrumental Reason ⚙️ Technological Determinism

Computer Power and Human Reason 88%

The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.

by Joseph Weizenbaum 1976

4.31

294 ratings

🦾 Philosophy Of Technology 🤖 Ai Criticism ⚖️ Computer Ethics 🧮 Instrumental Reason ⚙️ Technological Determinism

You CAN Stop Stupid

by Ira Winkler • 2020

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

3.67

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

You CAN Stop Stupid 88%

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

by Ira Winkler 2020

3.67

15 ratings

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

Zero Trust Networks

by Evan Gilman • 2017

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

4.03

217

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

Zero Trust Networks 88%

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

by Evan Gilman 2017

4.03

217 ratings

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

by Richard P. Feynman • 1988

A glass of ice water and an O-ring: how Feynman exposed NASA's fatal blind spot.

4.19

31k+

🏛️ Organizational Failure ⚠️ Normalization Of Deviance 🚀 Space Exploration 💥 Engineering Disasters ⚙️ Management Vs Engineering

What Do You Care What Other People Think? Summary

What Do You Care What Other People Think? 88%

A glass of ice water and an O-ring: how Feynman exposed NASA's fatal blind spot.

by Richard P. Feynman 1988

4.19

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Organizational Failure ⚠️ Normalization Of Deviance 🚀 Space Exploration 💥 Engineering Disasters ⚙️ Management Vs Engineering

Identity and Data Security for Web Development

by Jonathan LeBlanc • 2016

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

3.33

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

Identity and Data Security for Web Development Summary

Identity and Data Security for Web Development 88%

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

by Jonathan LeBlanc 2016

3.33

43 ratings

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

The Right Kind of Crazy

by Adam Steltzner • 2015

A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.

3.81

763

🚀 Space Exploration 🏛️ NASA History 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

The Right Kind of Crazy 88%

A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.

by Adam Steltzner 2015

3.81

763 ratings

🚀 Space Exploration 🏛️ NASA History 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🌫️ Managing Uncertainty

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook

by Evi Nemeth • 2010

Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

4.45

993

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Summary

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Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.

by Evi Nemeth 2010

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993 ratings

🖥️ System Administration 🐚 Shell Scripting 🌐 Network Administration 🔒 Security Hardening ⚙️ Configuration Management

The Software Architect Elevator

by Gregor Hohpe • 2020

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

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The Software Architect Elevator 88%

Vertical commute: connecting boardroom strategy to shipping code without getting thrown off either.

by Gregor Hohpe 2020

4.38

673 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Architecture 📐 Software Architecture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🤖 Automation 🔧 Devops Culture

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